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2014 BMW i3 Long-Term Road Test - Introduction


Does a range-extending gasoline engine make BMW's new i3 electric vehicle a better choice for urban commuters?
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Regarding the diesel - with the price of gasoline/diesel fuel I had a choice to make: Buy an X3 at list price, or the X3d at thousands off list. The increase in MPG with the diesel over the gas, just about negates the price difference (84 cents per gallon) in gas vs diesel. The real benefit is the way the diesel unit drives - especially in ECO mode. A neighbor just scored $7600 off a Chevy Cruze diesel, and also loves it.
I am looking forward to next Monday's unveiling of the 2016 Chevy Volt. It will be interesting to see the electric/gas range figures GM has come up with.
In my area, lot of Leafs, and now seeing many i3s as well.
looking forward to this one. good pick!
Was Rube Goldberg involved in the engineering?
Why? Every competing car company has already purchased several and has teams of engineers reverse engineering it. I'm the sure the back lot of BMW headquarters has pieces of many Teslas, Leafs, Volts and Prius. You really think BMW developed this electric car with a range extending engine without tearing apart Chevy Volts to compare notes?
At the end of December I saw several dealers advertising over $9,000 off MSRP for a 2014. The 2015 will begin arriving in March.
I bought our BEV version in July and only got $4k off. Still, I think the i3 is a great value.